State should penalize citizens for frugality?

12:42 PM,
Jul. 9, 2013

Written by

Bruce Turnbull, Marble

Attention state representatives and fellow citizens: Regarding hybrid vehicle owners being charged $50 per year for supposedly not paying their fair share of road taxes through taxes on gasoline: First of all, Hybrid vehicles still use gasoline. Hello? My wife and I purchased a Toyota Prius to offset the high price of gas. We were paying about $40 every 2 days to travel approximately 140 miles round trip to work and back. The Prius costs about $32 every fourth time we make the trip. That difference makes commuting possible. Economical, but ...